Issue 195 (Apr 2025)
【夜探稻田】
Concern on Nam Sang Wai Development
Over the past 15 years since 2010, CA has been monitoring the conservation of condition of Nam Sang Wai, reviewing the Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) and planning applications submitted by developers, and submitting opinions to the relevant departments. The one-month public consultation period for the Proposed Comprehensive Development and Wetland Enhancement Project in Nam Sang Wai and Lut Chau ended on March 22. CA has sent our formal submission, with highlights on the following key issues: How development in ecologically high-value areas aligns with the requirements of the Public-Private Partnership "New Nature Conservation Policy" public-private partnership scheme The...
Agricultural Priority Area: Revitalize Local Agriculture through Collaboration from Different Sectors
Public consultation on The Agricultural Priority Areas (APA) has been conducted atin end of 2024. CA had already, prior to the consultation, collaborated with various environmental groups and academic institutions to publish the report “Report on the Northern Metropolis Development Strategy and Recommendations for Agricultural Priority Areas”. This report comprehensively reviewed the current status of agricultural land in major areas of NM and preliminarily proposed seven APA with a total area of approximately 340 hectares. In August 2024 and February 2025, CA also jointly organized the "Revitalizing Agriculture: Hong Kong Farmland Issues Seminar 2024" and the "Farmers in the...
CNY Intangible Cultural Heritage Promotion Day
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